- #1 Nullsec: Unauthorized Access
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oliver Cho.
Windows
A hacking sandbox with its own scripting language. Break into a network of thousands of machines, take what you find and sell it and write scripts to do the work for you. Every move leaves a trace, so stay unseen or clean up after yourself.
Why similar: Hacking 23.6% ★, Programming 18% ★, Espionage 17.3% ★, Cyberpunk 10.8%, Sandbox 6.3%
- #2 Zero Trust
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tomáš Fišer
Windows
An action hacking simulator set in a fully simulated world. Choose your path, craft your own tools, exploit vulnerabilities, and build your reputation. Every company, hacker, and law enforcement agency operates independently — nothing happens by chance. Every playthrough is unique.
Why similar: Hacking 20.4% ★, Programming 18.8% ★, Typing 12.1% ★, Crime 9.4%, Detective 6.8%
- #3 Hacker The Dark Shadow
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Burrito BlastPub: MadOctopus
Windows
Become a young programmer diving into the dangerous world of cybercrime. When the elite hacking collective Dark Shadows challenges you with a series of ruthless trials, you must push your genius to the limit. Will you prove your worth or become another digital casualty?
Why similar: Hacking 22.3% ★, Programming 20.2% ★, Espionage 20% ★, Crime 12.6%, Typing 9.1% ★
- #4 Hacker Simulator
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,280 reviews2021
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.
Why similar: Hacking 31.1% ★, Programming 16.8% ★, Crime 12.2%, Typing 11.2% ★, Cyberpunk 8.6%
- #5 Root Cause
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Osaka Rock
Windows
It's 2AM and someone's already hacked into the network. You've got a terminal, a clock that only moves when you act, and maybe twenty minutes before their next move. Find out how they got in. Save the day!
Why similar: Hacking 30.7% ★, Espionage 18.8% ★, Cyberpunk 14.7%, Programming 10.8% ★, Detective 9.1%
- #6 Grey Hack
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,885 reviews2017
Dev: Loading Home
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.
Why similar: Hacking 40.2% ★, Programming 26.8% ★, Typing 5.6% ★, Crime 5.1%, Cyberpunk 4.2%
- #7 Cyber Academy
92% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: JinjaGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master cybersecurity by doing inside a living virtual OS. Complete hands on modules, then enter a safe fictional Dark Net where virtual operators infiltrate rivals, defend their own systems, hunt traces and compete for reputation. More modules are coming.
Why similar: Hacking 23% ★, Programming 20.8% ★, Espionage 20.3% ★, Cyberpunk 10.7%, Investigation 6.4%
- #8 Hacker Simulator: Free Trial
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 474 reviews2022
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top by discovering a simplified and enjoyable version of real-life hacking methods. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.
Why similar: Hacking 26.4% ★, Programming 13.6% ★, Crime 12.9%, Cyberpunk 11%, Typing 10.8% ★
- #9 CHAQS
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: nomorevalid
Windows
CHAQS is an instructive CTF (Capture The Flag) game that performs the basic functions of an operating system. While it meets your expectations from an operating system to a certain extent with the applications it contains, CHAQS progresses in the direction of more challenges in terms of gameplay.
Why similar: Hacking 24.9% ★, Programming 23.4% ★, Typing 16.2% ★, Cyberpunk 9.6%, Detective 7.2%
- #10 Anonymous Hacker Simulator
91% matchVery Positive86% of 794 reviews2024
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
Why similar: Hacking 30% ★, Typing 17.2% ★, Crime 12.9%, Immersive Sim 8%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #11 Hack You
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MahloPub: Mahlo Games
Windows
Desktop hacking and social engineering in a moral thriller. Write viruses, hide them in game builds, crack other people's PCs — to get to the former friend who stole your life and built a new success on its ruins.
Why similar: Espionage 32.8% ★, Hacking 28.6% ★, Programming 20.7% ★, Typing 7.8% ★, Realistic 4.1%
- #12 Ubernetz
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BadarbyGames
Windows
A hacking themed turn-based strategy game. Write scripts to move your agent. Eliminate or make use of virus and anti-virus to take over your target's device. Then hop around the network until you find your target.
Why similar: Espionage 29.8% ★, Programming 27% ★, Hacking 25% ★, Detective 8.4%, Investigation 5.1%
- #13 Torrent Empire
89% matchMixed62% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Steel Games
Windows
Are you ready to build your own torrent empire? Crack software, manage servers, dive into shady deals, and outsmart the authorities—all in the shadow of the 2000s. Balance risk and reward in this terminal-based strategy sim. Become a digital legend or lose it all!
Why similar: Hacking 28.1% ★, Programming 25.2% ★, Typing 16.2% ★, Crime 13.5%, Cyberpunk 6.2%
- #14 Hacker vs IT
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Sapphirus Production
Windows · Linux
A game to show how really a fight between a Hacker and a IT worker works and how hackers operate. Old MS-DOS game.
Why similar: Hacking 28.7% ★, Espionage 27.6% ★, Programming 18.1% ★, Detective 10.7%, Choices Matter 5%
- #15 HELLO HACKER - Project Daybreak
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: h3ll0h4ck3r
Windows · Linux
A story-rich hacking sim played inside a real Linux desktop. Recon networks, break web apps, crack crypto, and extract hidden data with tools that behave like the real thing, while an autonomous AI watches the network, learns, and hacks back. The commands are real. So are the consequences.
Why similar: Hacking 31.5% ★, Programming 26.1% ★, Typing 13.3% ★, Crime 9.4%, Cyberpunk 7.5%
- #16 Hardwired
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lostbyte
Windows · Linux
Enter the terminal and jack into a retro-cyberpunk world. Hardwired is a hacker simulation where you explore networks, uncover secrets, and manipulate systems through command-line interfaces. Discover hidden logs, tap into surveillance feeds, and unravel story a set in a fractured dystopia.
Why similar: Hacking 23.9% ★, Programming 21.9% ★, Typing 14% ★, Cyberpunk 12.5%, Immersive Sim 8%
- #17 Blackdoor
85% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Static Signal
Windows · Linux
You're a hacker with a terminal and four terrible scripts - time to rewrite them. Hack servers by writing actual code in a custom scripting language: probe ports, crack passwords, steal data, and get out before the trace completes. The better your code, the better you hack.
Why similar: Hacking 30.3% ★, Programming 25.8% ★, Typing 15.9% ★, Cyberpunk 9.6%, Crime 8.8%
- #18 NODE: PROTOCOL
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Device
Windows · Linux
A full immersive hacking sim based on real exploits and C2 tools. Choose missions or pure free-roam. The world adapts to your every move and strikes back. Accept contracts. Hack servers. Earn BTC. Upgrade your gear and avoid getting traced. Play solo or in Co-op / CTF with your friends.
Why similar: Hacking 24.3% ★, Programming 17% ★, Crime 12.5%, Cyberpunk 12.5%, Typing 12.1% ★
- #19 Void Future: Hacking Protocol
84% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: RVL InteractivePub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
In Void Future: Hacking Protocol, you play as a hacker in a cyberpunk world ruled by corporations. Hack, solve puzzles, and uncover a global conspiracy. Hunted by a system that never sleeps, you’ll need to stay hidden, outsmart surveillance, and fight to survive.
Why similar: Hacking 30.5% ★, Typing 16.1% ★, Programming 15.9% ★, Cyberpunk 10.7%, Immersive Sim 9%
- #20 HackMeNow
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AngrySysOps
Windows
A terminal-style hacking puzzle game where every command matters. Investigate logs, decode secrets, avoid traps, and uncover the rogue system watching from behind the screen.
Why similar: Hacking 30.5% ★, Programming 24.6% ★, Espionage 13.6% ★, Cyberpunk 8.1%, Typing 7.5% ★
- #21 The Shadow Brokers
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Moonlight Heavy Industries
Windows · Linux
A mysterious hacker has stolen the NSA's cyber arsenal and is threatening to sell it to the highest bidder. You have been pulled from your day job and assigned to hunt the hacker. Triage alerts, search through logs, piece together the clues, and find The Shadow Brokers before they leak everything.
Why similar: Espionage 45.4% ★, Hacking 24% ★, Investigation 10.4%, Immersive Sim 9%, Procedural Generation 5.6%
- #22 Anonymous Hacker Simulator: Prologue
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,921 reviews2023
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.
Why similar: Hacking 32.5% ★, Crime 16.6%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Detective 9.7%, Cyberpunk 9.4%
- #23 Cyber Warrior
82% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Dunke Games
Windows
Cyber Warrior is a hacking simulator where you play as an ex retired bureau agent recruited back to take on a powerful criminal organization. Explore dozens of interactive desktops, navigate 200+ in-game websites, solve puzzles, customize your setup and make decisions that will shape a new cyber age
Why similar: Hacking 28.8% ★, Programming 25.4% ★, Typing 16.3% ★, Detective 10.3%, Investigation 7.9%
- #24 HELLO HACKER
81% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: h3ll0h4ck3r
Windows · Linux
HELLO HACKER features a realistic terminal. Use real Linux commands, network scanning, password cracking, and cryptography to infiltrate 10 interconnected servers and expose a deadly government surveillance program. Your colleague is missing. You're next. Are you ready to be a hacker?
Why similar: Hacking 31.1% ★, Typing 18.2% ★, Programming 15.3% ★, Immersive Sim 8.4%, Text-Based 7.1%
- #25 Hacker's Journey
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 237 reviews2026
Dev: Electric Heart
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hacker’s Journey is a realistic hacking simulation game built around scenarios written by cybersecurity experts. No Hollywood hacking. Learn the tools, techniques, and tradecraft used in the wild.
Why similar: Hacking 30.5% ★, Programming 26.8% ★, Crime 19.7%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Text-Based 6.4%
- #26 1000-BIT
81% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 89o
Windows · Linux
An open-ended programming puzzle game where you operate entirely in binary.
Why similar: Programming 36.5% ★, Hacking 26.7% ★, Typing 14.1% ★, Sandbox 10.3%, Simulation 6.1%
- #27 HACKING INTO EREBUS
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Likya Group
Windows
HACKING INTO EREBUS is a terminal-driven hacking cyberpunk thriller. Jack into a hostile network and outsmart ARIA, a surveillance system that watches your every move. Breach nodes, override defenses and pry secrets from a crew trapped in cryosleep. Fight your way into Compartment Zero.
Why similar: Hacking 27.4% ★, Programming 24.7% ★, Typing 15.9% ★, Cyberpunk 13%, Immersive Sim 7.2%
- #28 Quantum Breach
78% matchNo user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Trajectory Interactive
Windows
A terminal-based hacking game where you play as a broke hacker trying to hack a bank and get rich.
Why similar: Hacking 40.5% ★, Programming 33.5% ★, Typing 21.1% ★, Simulation 4.9%
- #29 Netshell
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Logic Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 90s-themed hacking simulation with real shell commands and authentic techniques, set inside a UNIX-style operating system from 1997 with accurately recreated applications. Scan ports, exploit vulnerabilities, evade traces, join the underground, and live the Wild West era of the early internet.
Why similar: Hacking 30.1% ★, Programming 25.8% ★, Typing 13.6% ★, Crime 8.9%, Immersive Sim 8.8%
- #30 Agents! Please?
77% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: KIB Games
Windows · Linux
The AI writes all the code. Confidently. Wrong. You are the last human reviewer. Interrogate the swarm, run the code, catch the lie. Fix it, or ship it anyway. Next comes a problem, a recall, a funeral, or the end of the world. Plays fully on a controller, and the code is real when you want it.
Why similar: Programming 26.2% ★, Hacking 24.2% ★, Typing 16.6% ★, Detective 9.5%, Investigation 8.1%
- #31 SIGKILL
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BrainFog Studios
Windows
The world runs on systems you're not supposed to touch. SIGKILL hands you the keys. A realistic hacking simulator where every hack ripples through a living geopolitical simulation. What you do with that power is up to you.
Why similar: Hacking 31.6% ★, Programming 23.9% ★, Cyberpunk 12.6%, Crime 8.2%, Immersive Sim 6%
- #32 ESC (Electronics Security Company)
77% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Electronics Security Company
Windows · Mac
Experience hacking and uncover hidden secrets. Type commands to decode messages, navigate systems, and gain remote access to devices.
Why similar: Hacking 28.7% ★, Programming 26.3% ★, Typing 12.6% ★, Detective 10%, Investigation 9.3%
- #33 Signal Drift
75% match3 user reviews75% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Alcove Research LLC Pub: Alcove Research LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Break into fictional networks with real-feeling shell commands. Scan hosts, crack credentials, trace logs, steal evidence, and survive the fallout in a CRT-noir thriller where Signal Ghost's local AI characters remember what you do - and what you say.
Why similar: Espionage 32% ★, Hacking 28.7% ★, Cyberpunk 9.8%, Detective 9.6%, Choices Matter 5.7%
- #34 FakeLife
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: scriptoteam
Windows
Have you always wanted to break into IT but never had the chance? Well… now you do. Take on the role of a professional and prove that you can balance deadlines, personal life, and your own mental well-being.
Why similar: Espionage 25.4% ★, Hacking 22.3% ★, Programming 20.2% ★, Crime 14.4%, Investigation 6.8%
- #35 SYSCALL: RING ZERO
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Chilling Moose Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reverse-engineer a private 1990s BBS. Read disassembly, patch broken checks, optimize a nine-core rack, and write assembly firmware that locks onto live scope traces. With 200+ puzzles, full controller support and offline play, you can refine your assembly skills on all your devices!
Why similar: Programming 34.6% ★, Hacking 28.7% ★, Sandbox 8.2%, Detective 8%, Cyberpunk 7.1%
- #36 You Are Not Alice
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andrew BrownPub: Chroma Golem
Windows
YOU ARE NOT ALICE is a social engineering sandbox game where you play the role of a hacker who has taken over Alice's work computer. Your goal is to spread through her company by talking to her coworkers and convincing them to run a virus file you can send them.
Why similar: Hacking 30.1% ★, Crime 15.6%, Cyberpunk 15.3%, Typing 11.4% ★, Text-Based 8.1%
- #37 void future prologue
73% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: RVL InteractivePub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Void Future: Prologue is a standalone free experience set in the universe of Void Future. Play as a hacker in a cyberpunk world ruled by corporations and complete a single, fully designed mission. Hack systems, solve puzzles,and uncover secrets — while staying hidden from a system that never sleeps.
Why similar: Typing 22.9% ★, Hacking 18% ★, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Cyberpunk 11.6%, Programming 11.5% ★
- #38 Extortion
76% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2020
Dev: Dysnomia
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're a computer engineer with a terrible secret. Someone is blackmailing you and now, you have to hack some servers and get secret files for him. Would you succeed in achieving their missions or would you find them and revenge?
Why similar: Hacking 31.4% ★, Programming 23.6% ★, Espionage 19.2% ★, Typing 13.2% ★, Simulation 5.7%
- #39 Hacker Plan
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hacker Game
Windows
Hacker Plan is a realistic hacking simulator. Ever dreamed of becoming a hacker? It all starts with your first command! In story missions, scout targets, crack passwords, bypass defenses and seize the entire network. No experience needed — just curiosity, and the game will make you a true hacker!
Why similar: Hacking 37% ★, Programming 29.8% ★, Typing 18.5% ★, Cyberpunk 7.5%, Simulation 6.1%
- #40 Teen Hustler
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dmitri Gavrilenko
Windows
Build your digital empire from a cramped room to a high-tech penthouse. Code, hack, mine crypto, and manipulate the dark web in this deep 3D economic sandbox simulator. Stay in the shadows, manage your hardware, and don't get caught by the police!
Why similar: Hacking 36.5% ★, Crime 19.7%, Cyberpunk 18.7%, Sandbox 11.1%, Economy 9.6%
- #41 Hacky
72% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows
The ultimate "Hollywood Hacker" simulator for when you want to look busy, dangerous, and incredibly tech-savvy.
Why similar: Hacking 30.2% ★, Programming 22% ★, Typing 18.4% ★, Crime 14.3%, Cyberpunk 10.9%
- #42 Wardialler
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: nervous_testpilotPub: Mode 7
Windows
A hacking text adventure.
Why similar: Hacking 30.5% ★, Crime 18.7%, Typing 17.8% ★, Cyberpunk 15.1%, Investigation 10.1%
- #43 CyberRebeat -The Fifth Domain of Warfare-
73% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: E.N.NachPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac
Enter the world of hackers where Hiro and Misa must uncover the circumstances behind a mystery arson attack on a company that may be tied to the legendary hacker "Warlock". What will they uncover in their pursuit of the truth? A visual novel that brings the world of hackers to life!
Why similar: Programming 37.7% ★, Hacking 32.6% ★, Cyberpunk 16.5%, Investigation 13.2%
- #44 Bitburner
70% matchVery Positive95% of 7,431 reviews2021
Dev: Fulcrum Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG.
Why similar: Programming 45.6% ★, Hacking 30.3% ★, Cyberpunk 10.9%, Text-Based 7.4%, Sandbox 3.4%
- #45 hackmud
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 847 reviews2016
Dev: ComCODE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 71.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
hackmud is a retro cyberpunk RPG where you play a digital persona in a chaotic, unpredictable, and often goofy abandoned internet. Enter a 90s hacker movie filled with scripts, scams, and sabotage. Explore the world of digital secrets and forge your legacy through cunning, creativity, or disruption.
Why similar: Hacking 39.3% ★, Programming 35.6% ★, Cyberpunk 14.4%, Text-Based 6.5%, Simulation 4.3%
- #46 EXAPUNKS
71% matchVery Positive95% of 1,900 reviews2018
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.
Why similar: Programming 46.4% ★, Hacking 34.6% ★, Cyberpunk 12%, Sandbox 3.7%, Simulation 3.3%
- #47 Unprompted
70% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Matt Eshleman
Windows · Mac
Type to guess the words used to create machine-made artworks, while slowly uncovering the algorithm's reflections on its own work. Come investigate more than 1,500 generated artworks across 7 carefully curated galleries.
Why similar: Programming 25.1% ★, Hacking 23.2% ★, Typing 19.5% ★, Detective 11.8%, Investigation 10.6%
- #48 PROTOCOL BOUND
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pixel Team RED
Windows
BOUND is a psychological thriller where you search through private conversations, hidden files, and recordings on devices that aren't your own. Manipulate others, uncover dark secrets, and shape the outcome through the choices you make.
Why similar: Espionage 28.2% ★, Hacking 20.2% ★, Detective 14.7%, Investigation 11.7%, Crime 9.4%
- #49 Uplink
71% matchVery Positive91% of 2,440 reviews2006
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Uplink lets you play as a freelance hacker tackling risky contracts for corporations. Break into systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and upgrade your gear. Support factions or go rogue in this immersive, strategy-driven hacking simulation game where your choices shape the outcome.
Why similar: Hacking 42% ★, Programming 19.3% ★, Cyberpunk 12.6%, Typing 10.7% ★, Immersive Sim 5.9%
- #50 NETGHOST
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: DRAGONFIRE STUDIOS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Netghost is a Crime Drama visual novel with a mystery-driven story full of intrigue, twists and turns. The story follows Ian Newfield, a cyber security engineer who transforms into a cold-blooded criminal in his struggle to protect the company he works for and aid his ailing sister.
Why similar: Hacking 28% ★, Programming 26.3% ★, Cyberpunk 15.3%, Crime 15.3%, Detective 9.3%
- #51 Cyber Manhunt
69% matchVery Positive92% of 15,723 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: 摸鱼游戏
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Why similar: Hacking 47.9% ★, Crime 13.4%, Detective 10%, Cyberpunk 9%, Simulation 8.7%
- #52 CyberQuest
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Ersin Dincelli
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore CyberQuest, where your decisions define you. Journey from a novice freelancer to a skilled hacker. Choose your path: white hat, black hat, or hacktivist, and embrace the cyber challenge!
Why similar: Hacking 35.2% ★, Programming 27.2% ★, Crime 14.3%, Detective 6.6%, Immersive Sim 5.2%
- #53 Hacknet
70% matchVery Positive94% of 26,152 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Why similar: Hacking 69.7% ★, Programming 8.9% ★, Typing 5.7% ★, Crime 4.8%, Cyberpunk 4.1%
- #54 HACK.BAK
67% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: David Huish
Windows
Hackers have encrypted your data and it's your job to hack them back. Explore a procedurally generated network using an arsenal of terminal commands to find the encryption key.
Why similar: Hacking 49.5% ★, Procedural Generation 16.6%, Typing 16.4% ★, Text-Based 10.4%, Simulation 5.3%
- #55 HACKERGAME
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vance Studios
Windows
HACKERGAME is a 2D terminal-based arcade hacking game and is currently in the early days of development.
Why similar: Hacking 34.8% ★, Programming 28% ★, Typing 17.3% ★, Text-Based 6.4%, Realistic 5.2%
- #56 Web Host Simulator
67% matchMostly Negative34% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Chibum
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Web Host Simulator, you'll start your web hosting company in your small apartment, aiming to become the world's leading provider. But to do so, you must win clients, outperform competitors, and deal with cyber threats, disruptions, and challenges from an datacenter!
Why similar: Hacking 29.5% ★, Programming 27.8% ★, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Economy 9.9%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #57 Untrusted: hackers at large
65% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: playuntrusted.comPub: Evolved Labs
Windows · Linux
A single player hacking adventure set in the Untrusted world where you'll be playing as various hackers getting into computer systems to hack, steal and sabotage. Manage your crew, manage your risks, threaten or kill your targets. Investigate. Hack. Don't Die.
Why similar: Hacking 37.1% ★, Crime 18.5%, Typing 17.4% ★, Cyberpunk 12.3%, Text-Based 6.5%
- #58 World Wide Hack
68% matchMixed63% of 83 reviews2021
Dev: Lotus Innovations
Windows · Linux
Reveal company secrets while hacking and exploring their quantum simulation networks. Fights for control with other players, coop with your faction, gather best tools, build most secure servers, write scripts and webs, or choose to be solo hacker who makes the right choices to change the world.
Why similar: Hacking 31.6% ★, Programming 24.8% ★, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Sandbox 8.6%, Immersive Sim 7.7%
- #59 The Detective's Computer
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R1coScapeGames
Windows
Every file is a puzzle. Every clue is hidden in plain sight. Dive into your brand new computer system, solve intricate challenges, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Hacking 33.9% ★, Crime 22.4%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Detective 11%, Investigation 10.3%
- #60 Song of Farca: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive89% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
You are Isabella Song – a hacker PI. Your job is to hack cameras, phones, and computers, as well as question suspects, analyze evidence and draw conclusions. But don't forget that in Farca city, even criminals can end up victims.
Why similar: Hacking 34.5% ★, Cyberpunk 17.9%, Detective 14.6%, Investigation 11.6%, Crime 8%